TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN y lBe it known that I, J. WEIDENMAN, of Hertford, in the county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented a. newrand useful Improvement-in Rubber Shoes 5 und I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the sume, which will enable others skilled in the srt to mel-ie and use my inven tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this speciE'catiom-in which- Figure 1 represents u. vertionl longitudinal section of my device, and of a. rubber shoe .to which it has been attached. I l

Figure 2 is n perspective view of my improved device.

My invention has for its object to .furnish en improved'deviee for attachment to rubber over-shoes, to keep them from slipping down upon or working lunder the heel of the inner shoe and it consists of e. bar, having a step formed upon its lower end, and the upper-end of which issecured to the rear part ofthe rubber shoe, neer its upper edge, and in the combination therewith of arms or cross-bars; the whole being constructed and arranged es hereinafter more fully described.

A represents aber or spring, the upper end of which is riveted or otherwise securely attached tothe upper port of the body of the rubber shoe, above the heel, es shown in fig. 1 The ber A posses down along the vinner side of the said rear port, to or nearly to the sole; it is there bent so that its .foi-word end may stand upc. little from the sole of the rubbershoe, forminge strop, a., The turned-up lower end of the bnrA may be made broader than the rest of the bnr, ns shown in tlg. 2. When o. rubber with this device attached is drown on over un crdinnry shoe, the heel of the inner shoe presses upon the step or projecting lower end of the bar A, and forces it down upon the sole of the rubber; thiscauses the upperend of said bnr to incline forward, so as to prevent the outer shoe from being drawn down upon or slipping from'the inner shoe in walking. .It also serves as a. counter to the rubber shoe, preventing it from working down beneath the heel of the inner shoe, us frequently happens. B are orme or short curvedhnrs, which mcy be made in one or two pieces,l end which may be formed upon, or riveted, or otherwise securely attached toA the lower part of the bnr A, al little above .the strop a', in such a. position esto embrace the heel oi' the inner shoe, so as to prevent itsslipping about within the rubber shoe. The bnr A and arms B muy be molde elestie'or rigid, ns may be desired;l v

. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Potentl 1. The ber A, having a. strap, a', formed upon its lower end, and attached nt its upper end to the rear part of the rubber shoe, substantially as herein shown and described, und for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the curved arms B with the bor A, substantially as herein shown and described, end for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of' my invention signed by me this iifteenth doy of August, 1867.